James Gurney

This daily weblog by Dinotopia creator James Gurney is for illustrators, plein-air painters, sketchers, comic artists, animators, art students, and writers. You'll find practical studio tips, insights into the making of the Dinotopia books, and first-hand reports from art schools and museums.

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Saturday, January 24, 2009

Did you know that a Schmincke watercolor set opens up to the same size as a Moleskine watercolor book?

That means you can set up the paint kit on the facing page, next to where you need it.

You can clamp it to your Moley with a spring clip. The water cup is taped to the Schmicke so it doesn’t tip over and dump all over your work. Wrap some extra tape around your water cup, because tape always comes in handy.

With the rag in one hand and the brush in the other, you’ve got everything you need within reach. It will serve you if you’re leaning on a paddock rail, crowded into in an Irish pub, or perched a mountaintop.

Here’s the painting of Gibraltar next to the real thing.--------Previous GJ post on light sketching supplies: link.

Thank you so much for this idea! I've been trying for years to try to figure out how to hold everything with one hand and never thought of those clips. You can see what I just did with a smaller palette here: http://watercolorpostcards.blogspot.com/2009/01/three-more-days.htmlSomething else I've done is glue velcro to the bottom of a little water cup and the other piece to my palette

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